TABLE 1.
Characteristics of respondents.
| Characteristics | No. (%) (n = 1175) |
|---|---|
| Year/date of birth | |
| 2020 | 582 (49.5) |
| 2021 | 558 (47.5) |
| 2022 | 8 (0.7) |
| Missing | 27 (2.3) |
| Mother born in Switzerland | |
| Yes | 825 (70.2) |
| No | 327 (27.8) |
| Missing | 23 (2.0) |
| Age range, years | |
| 18–24 | 16 (1.4) |
| 25–30 | 257 (21.9) |
| 31–35 | 555 (47.2) |
| 36–39 | 247 (21.0) |
| ≥40 | 77 (6.6) |
| Missing | 23 (2.0) |
| Educational level a | |
| None | 0 (0.0) |
| Elementary school | 13 (1.1) |
| Junior High school | 78 (6.6) |
| High School | 252 (21.4) |
| University degree | 394 (33.5) |
| Postgraduate degree/Masters/Doctorate or higher | 415 (35.3) |
| Missing | 23 (2.0) |
| Language of the questionnaire | |
| Albanian | 1 (0.1) |
| Bosnian | 2 (0.2) |
| Croatian | 2 (0.2) |
| English | 54 (4.6) |
| French | 552 (47.0) |
| German | 389 (33.1) |
| Italian | 139 (11.8) |
| Latvian | 4 (0.3) |
| Norwegian | 1 (0.1) |
| Polish | 5 (0.4) |
| Portuguese | 13 (1.1) |
| Romanian | 5 (0.4) |
| Spanish | 8 (0.7) |
| Parity | |
| 1 | 555 (47.2) |
| >1 | 597 (50.8) |
| Missing | 23 (2.0) |
| Birth mode | |
| Spontaneous vaginal birth | 698 (59.4) |
| Instrumental vaginal birth | 134 (11.4) |
| Cesarean | 343 (29.2) |
| Emergency cesarean during labor | 111 (9.4) |
| Emergency cesarean before labor | 67 (5.7) |
| Planned or elective cesarean before labor | 165 (14.0) |
| Other clinical characteristics | |
| Baby admitted to neonatal intensive care unit or special care baby unit | 92 (7.8) |
| Mother admitted to intensive care unit | 10 (0.9) |
| Stillbirth | 1 (0.1) |
| Multiple birth | 34 (2.9) |
| Type of hospital | |
| Public | 885 (75.3) |
| Private | 267 (22.7) |
| Missing | 23 (2.0) |
| Type of healthcare provider who directly assisted birth | |
| Midwife or nurse | 1103 (93.9) |
| Student (i.e. before graduation) | 204 (17.4) |
| Obstetrics registrar/medical resident (under postgraduate training) | 250 (21.3) |
| Obstetrics/gynecology doctor | 861 (73.3) |
| Unknown (healthcare providers did not introduce themselves) | 51 (4.3) |
| Other | 98 (8.3) |
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Wording on education levels agreed among partners during the Delphi. Questionnaire translated and back‐translated according to ISPOR Task Force for Translation and Cultural Adaptation Principles of Good Practice.